Tech4People: Up to €600,000 for Human-Centered Technology from Vienna

What to expect in this issue

• Deep Dive - Up to €600,000 with Tech4People
• StartMatch News - Our AI agent is now even smarter
• FörderRadar - New and expiring grants

🤿 Deep Dive: Up to €600,000 with the Tech4People Grant from the Vienna Business Agency

Are you developing technology that improves people's lives? With the Tech4People program, the Vienna Business Agency funds R&D projects that develop digital solutions with a clear focus on people – from eHealth to education to climate protection.

What Is Being Funded?

Research and development projects in Vienna that develop human-centered digital technologies. The approach is based on the principle of Digital Humanism: technology should serve people, not the other way around.

The funding areas include: Health & eHealth, Education, Media, Housing, Work, Security, Data Protection, Transport & Mobility, and Climate Protection.

Who Is the Grant For?

Companies and founders with a registered office or place of business in Vienna – both SMEs and large enterprises. Joint applications together with universities, universities of applied sciences or associations are possible.

How Much Funding Is Available?

• Maximum funding amount: €600,000
• Minimum assessment basis: €50,000
• Women's bonus: +€10,000
• Founder's bonus: +€5,000
• Advance payment: up to 50% of the funding amount
• Non-repayable grant
• Maximum project duration: 5 years

Eligible costs: personnel costs, external services, investments, materials and supplies, as well as construction measures.

Submission Deadline

The current submission period runs only until 31.05.2026. That means: submit by the end of May 2026!

Our Tip

Tech4People is one of the largest funding programs of the Vienna Business Agency. The combination of high funding amount, advance payment and broad range of topics makes it particularly attractive. The women's bonus and founder's bonus are nice extras on top.

All details about the program: Tech4People on StartMatch

🗞️ StartMatch News: Our AI Agent Is Now Even Smarter

Until now, our AI agent could already support you in writing your research premium applications. Now it goes one step further: from now on, it has access to the contents of the entire research year (expenses, time sheets, personnel data, etc.) and can give you direct feedback on them.

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This is exactly where the new feature comes in: you upload your documents and receive concrete feedback on what fits, what should be adjusted, and what the tax office pays particular attention to.

This not only saves you time during preparation, but also increases the chance that your application will go through on the first try.

📡 FörderRadar: New and Expiring Grants

Important news about grants in Austria.

These Grants Can Be Submitted Starting in May

FFG Mission Klimaneutrale Stadt
Up to €1.5M for research and demonstration projects on climate neutrality of cities and districts. Submission period: 13.05. – 01.10.2026.

FFG AI Ökosysteme
Up to €1M for cooperative R&D projects in Hybrid AI and Green AI. Submission period: 18.05. – 06.10.2026.

FFG Mobilitätswende – Mobilitätstechnologie
Up to €2M for R&D projects in vehicle technology and automated mobility. Submission period: 27.05. – 30.09.2026.

FFG Energieforschung
Up to €2M for R&D projects on the green transformation – energy storage, hydrogen, CCUS and more. Submission period: 27.05. – 30.09.2026.

These Grants Are Expiring Soon

Wirtschaftsagentur Wien Tech4People
Up to €600,000 for R&D projects that develop technological solutions directly benefiting people. Areas: health, mobility, security, climate protection. Submission deadline only until 31.05.2026.

FWF Wissenschaftskommunikations-Programm
Up to €100,000 for creative science communication. Requirement: ongoing or recently completed FWF basic project. Submission deadline only until 13.05.2026.

FFG FH – Forschung für die Wirtschaft
Up to €1.5M for the development and expansion of R&D competencies at universities of applied sciences. Submission deadline only until 20.05.2026.

FFG Diversity Scheck
Up to €10,000 for diversity and inclusion measures in SMEs. Submission deadline only until 29.05.2026.

Best of luck with your projects!

Best regards,
Robert & your StartMatch Team 👋